Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, July 3
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9:33 AM CDT on July 3, 2018
- Op-Ed: 7/7 Anti-Violence March on Dan Ryan Is Dangerous, But So Is Status Quo (Sun-Times)
- Trucker Gets 11 Years for DUI Crash That Killed Dawn Nickeas, 48, in Lombard (Tribune)
- Kyle Whitehead Discussed Active Trans’ Wish List for Transportation Safety on WBEZ
- Lyft Announces Purchase of Motivate, the Divvy Concessionaire (Curbed)
- Jump, Recently Purchased by Uber, Released 100 Electric-Assist DoBi Bikes Yesterday (NBC)
- The Tribune Looks at the New Dockless Bike-Share Permitting Guidelines
- Waguespack Introduces Ordinance Legalizing Sandwich Board Signs (Sun-Times)
- No, the Law Doesn’t Require Drivers to Honk Before Exiting Alleys (Block Club)
- Block Club Checks Out the Tour de Fat’s Return to Humboldt Park
- Free Chips & Guac for Divvy Members Today 2-5 PM at all Chicago & Evanston Chipotles
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In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John has written about transportation and more for many other local and national publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city and region on foot, bike, bus, and train.
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